In a recent study published in Lancet Microbe, researchers compare the potential of real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) genotyping assays with whole-genome sequencing ...
SYDNEY, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Australian scientists said on Thursday they had developed a rapid genome sequencing method that would cut to within four hours the time taken to trace the source of ...
A new COVID-19 variant is quickly spreading across California. From the FLiRT variants to the latest COVID-19 strain, NB.1.8.1, several versions of the virus have emerged since the coronavirus ...
BA.2.86 has been detected on three continents so far, data shows. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it is tracking a new lineage of the virus that causes COVID-19 after it was ...
Over the past few years, checking the number of weekly covid-19 cases on a health department online tracker became second nature for a lot of people concerned about how the virus impacted their ...